Hankow, Sept. 1. now costs any Chinese, malo or female, in Hankow at least $25; to kiss in public. The decree pronouncing "outdoor Kissing" a social vice was issued by the Publi Safety Bureau last week, the ban being a part of the campaign launched by the Chinese authorities against alli "immoral practices" in the Wuhan centre.
The first offenders against the new law were a newly-married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Chen Chang-hang. ' Mr. Chen was caught kissing his bride in a hired carriage last evening by a policeman in the Chinese City. The couple were placed under arrest and later, at the police station, they were fined $25 each. In addition, they had to furnish a guarantee that in future they would not again commit the
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